Lesson Plan: Proportion Word Problems Mathematics
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to find an unknown term in a proportion and solve word problems on proportions involving fractions and decimals.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- find an unknown term in a proportion,
- solve word problems with proportions.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- ratio notation,
- sharing a quantity into two- or three-part ratios,
- simplifying ratios.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- proportionality with algebraic equations,
- tables and graphs of proportions,
- direct and indirect proportions.
